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Military Transition and Jobs News

A five-part battle plan to hire more veterans (CNN Money) “Hiring veterans is one of those can’t-miss things, like motherhood and apple pie,” says Harley Lippman, CEO of IT consulting and staffing firm Genesis10. “Everyone’s strongly in favor of it. But how much of that is just lip service?”

Veterans to get priority at May 29 Spring job fair (WSMV) Veterans will get top priority at the Spring Job Fair hosted by the Mayor’s Baton Rouge Business and Career Solutions Center on Thursday, May 29 from 9 a.m. until 2 p.m. at the Belle of Baton Rouge Atrium, 103 France Street.

Job fair for Upstate veterans Friday (Independent Mail) A job fair for all Upstate veterans, spouses, National Guard and Reserve members will be held from 9 a.m. — 12:30 p.m. Friday at the Anderson Readiness Center at 3111 Martin Luther King Blvd. in Anderson.

Next on the chopping block: generals? (Army Times) At a time when tens of thousands of rank-and-file airmen are seeing their jobs endangered and facing voluntary and involuntary force reductions, one group has remained noticeably untouched: generals.

Veterans News

Obama: Any VA misconduct will be punished (Military Times) President Obama on Wednesday spoke publicly of the growing scandal over questionable scheduling practices at Veterans Affairs medical centers, saying the allegations, if true, are “dishonorable and distasteful” and pledging to punish those responsible.

American Veterans: Culture Change Needed to Fix Broken Health Care System(Voice of America) As Americans commemorate Memorial Day to honor the country’s fallen soldiers, a scandal is unfolding that highlights the federal government’s failure to properly care for veterans. Fraud and neglect at the Veterans Administration reportedly have forced thousands of veterans to wait months to see a doctor and reportedly even caused some to die because of a lack of treatment.

Veterans’ claims for sleep apnea soar (USA Today) Veterans’ claims for sleep apnea — a common, treatable ailment often associated with obesity and aging — have spiked nearly 150% since 2009, driving compensation for the disorder likely over $1 billion per year, according to government data and interviews.